Game



p 1943- F. D. WILLIAMS 2,329,500

GAME

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GAME

Filed May 15, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIFTH I cowmv 4 DICTATOR ACTIVITIES F c, I 4 I I I SOLDIER 7 SOLDIER SOLDIER SOLDIER ceusoasmp in? mmAmR 0 m 50LD|ER SOt-DIER l0 0 s, i8 5 Fl [L 7 Fl IL:- 0 E Fl 1;, E

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Filed May 15, 1941 F. D. WILLIAMS GAME 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 aannmmav xausn am JJI FOREST AVMHDIH H H HIGH-WAY I AGRKULTURE l NDUSTRE! 3nventor Downs w/LuAMs attorney ders I8 each having an arbitrary value of one the game pieces of the two 2 Appeal to freedom no longer listen to said appeal. Consequently said soldiers regain their value and can capture any inferior forces of the opponent and also regain'their freedom of movement. l, I

Game pieces "24 and '28 corresponding respectively to subversive activities of the Dictatorship 5 and to the counteractivities oi the Democracies .are, like opposing game pieces 22 and 25, useful for exerting influence on the enemy soldiers, but

. not on the President or on the Dictator or other diers of Democracy, the game piece ,representing the President having an arbitrary value of four, or any other suitablevalue'greater than that of one soldierfahd the-"game piece representing the soldiers jeach having an arbitrary value of one, while theDictatorship has ten so}- and the Dictator having an arbitrary value of five, which isgre'ater than the arbitary value assigned to'the President;

The soldiers orf'ruler ofone country can, if

present in sufficient force, capture" the soldiers or the rulerfof the enemy country. In addition, however, to the'rulers' and soldiers of the opposing countries; each country has other game pieces which cannot capture the game piecesfof ders powerless the soldiers of the Dictatorship the opposing country butwhichhave'certain ir'nwhen said game piecehis in the same sectionas 35 that occupied by saidjseldiers, and, bnftheother hand, the game piece 2 4"of the Dictatorship, denominated Fifthcolumn activities, has a similar effect'on the'soldiers of Democracy, if

placed within a sectionoccupied "by the'latterf io The game piece 26.01 the Dictatorship; denominated Censorship, neutralizes the effect of game piece 22, while the'game piece,28 "of the Democracy neutralizes'the gamepiece 24 of the a I are in the same section, respectivelyfl It will be observed that pieces 22to 28, respectively, do not represent soldiers or other individualshbut represent measures,'principles', jor ideas. Accordingly these pieces 22' to '28 cannot capture any other piece but, as indicated, they havecertain influence upon soldiers of the opposing countries, respectively,but not upon the President or Dictator. Thus, for example, if the player representing Democracy moves game piece 22 Appeal to freedom into a section where there are Dictatorship soldiers, the latter lose confidence in their Dictator and stop fighting, i. e., they become powerless and their value is reduced to zero and'they cannot be'moved so long as they are-under the influence of game Dictatorship, when said .opposin'ggan ie' pieces piece 22. Further, if'under these circumstances,

Democracy can move one soldier into saidsection he can capture all of the Dictatorship sol-,-

For example, a soldier placed in sectionl-of' the legend Dictator Ill.

chance members or dice are illustrated in Figs.

'13to l5 and are; indicated generally by the refrence numerals-30 and-32 and the chance members or dice of the-Democracy-ar'e illustratedin Figs. '10'to l2 and are designated by-thereference numerals and 36. The faces of dice 30 and 32 of the "Dictatorship are marked as illustrated in Figs. 14 and 15, respectively, and the faces of thedice' 34' and 36 ofDemocracy are marked as indicated in FigsEI-l= and 12, respectively; Thus, when it isthe Dictators turn to play he throws dice 3-0"a'nd' 32 and the marks which appear on the top faces 'of the dice thus thrown determine which game pieces he can move and as stated above, said game'pieces can move only from one section, starting'with'section' I (Agriculture) fat the start of the game,

to any adjacent section; It will be observed that one of the dice, namely die 32,-of'theDictatorship has one surfacethereof niarked withthe a If this legend appears 'on the top surfaceof the die when the dice are thrown by the player representing Dictatorship,

said player cannot make any movebut must await his next 'turn. The Dictator being the-aggressor makes the first move and therefore starts the game. The game pieces'which Democracy can then move likewise depends'uponthe throw of the dice, the indications on the top faces thereof determining the game .piecesf'which the player representing Democracy can-move, the

movement'at the start of the game being from section I of the Democratic country to any adjacent section. It will be observed that die 36 of the player representing Democracy carries on one face thereof the' leg'end Strikes and profiteering, and it: willbe understood that if said legend is shown onthe top surface of the said die 36 when the dice are-thrown, the player representing Democracy cannot make any move and must await his next turn to throw 'the dice. Itwill be noted that-"the dice of each player carry legends corresponding to the game pieces which he can move and that a plurality of the faces of each die are marked with the legend Soldier since each player has'a plurality of soldiers. If one playermoves a soldier or ruler into section I-ofthe enemy country,-theoriginal value-of the game piece representing said" soldier orruler, asthe case maybe,-is doubled.

enemy country has'the value [2' instead of 1,

the-President has the value 8 instead of 4,, and the Dictator has the value: 10 instead of 5. "This increased value ofthe'gamepiece is maintai ned, however, only so long as the gamepioce remainsin section I t the-enemy, assumes its original value as soon as it is-m'o'vedfrom saidsection of the enemy country. I

12f one player moves the game piece cor-re:-

"spending: to a soldier or to the ruler ofthe country into section II (Industry), oi the enemy country, the industrial output and the military activity of that country is disturbed or reduced. Consequently in order that the game may he -in;- fihencedby this factor, the player ofthe country whose industrial section is thus occupied can move only one 01' the game pieces indicated by the throw of dice; said player having the choice the-allowance to the Democracy ofan additional throw of the dice and a move pursuant thereto whenever Democracy captures any 'of the-game pieces of the Dictatorship. The superiority the morale-of the-Democracy also isfurtherlhtroduced as a factor in the game by reason of the important fact that the player'representing Dictatorshiploses the game if either 1) the Dictator-is captured or (2) if all of theDicta-tor ships soldiers are captured, Whereas Democracy can lose only if both its President 01 ruler and all the soldiers of Democracy are captured.

As described above, the game is'pl'ayedicy two players, but the same game can be played by more than two players; for example, threeo'r .four players, in which case a game board 40, i1}

lustrated'in Fig. 16,.is' used. Said game. board hasparts 42. and 42A representing allied countries. constituting one slde of the conflict, and. parts A l and MA representing allied countries and constituting the other side of the conflict,

each of said countries having sections corresponding to sections of the countries on game board NJ, described above. When four players participate in the game, two of the playerscone stitue one side as a partnership and the other two players constitute the other side as a parenership, for example, the allied Democracies on treason I above stated, as: determined by the players tor introducing variations into the game;

' I -When the game is played by players,

board u: is :a1soused; and preferably two players represent-two separate-r Dictatorships and. :one player represents one Democracy, eachplayertetng the enemy or each of' the other players.

.- Eapnplayer can capture: the game piece's or any other player in: the same section provided; or

course,that his strengthis nmnenical ly superior invalue to thatoi either or hisopponents-itbeingunnecessaryforthispurpose thathisnumerical: strength be: greater than the combined nu "mericatzstreng-th oil both opponents the section. It will be noted. also that thel subversr-ve or Fifth column ac tivities of one Dictatorship is: effective a;gainst the other Dictatorship "so thatthe two: enemy 'Di-ctatorships can use their subversive activities against each other:

Thus; it is: seen that the game apparatus dis:- closed herein. is well adapted; to accomplish: several objects or theinventionc It will derstood, howeven thatwhiie-l', have disclosed the preferred: embodiment orthe inventiom the latter may be embodied otherwise here shown and-'thathin thea 'illustrated embod ment certain changes may: be made Therefore; L do not wish to be? limited to the emloodirn'ehtor forms or: the invehtion herein disclosed. except jd er line on upper surface" and surface sections at opposite sides of said border line'desig the one hand, and the allied Dictatorshipsi on the other. Each player can move only his: own. game pieces, butcan consult with his partnenlbut the value of the game pieces of the player of one side are added to-the value of the game piecesof the player on the other side. For example if one player representing a Democracy has three soldiers and his allied" player has'two soldiers in to -theextent which may be required: by the of the appended-claims 4 l Having thus-.describedmyinvention, what I claim and desire to secure by"lletter's 'liatentis;-

1.. game a paratus ot the" character he scribed; a game board having a temitoriht hon der line on itsupper surface and surtace' sections at opposite sides ot's'aid border line designating 'area's ohactivitiesof enemy countries, respec tivel'y' pieces corresponding to soldiers or each of said 'ceuntries suhiect to capture by" sol di'ers greater fiorc'ect the enemy when the sol- 'dier's ot the two countries are in the same section of either country, and game-pieces bearing-"- on their faces indicia of abs-tractforces whi'ch are capableoi renderingenemysoldi'ers' powerlessor of reduced power when one of said last KilelP- 'tioned gaine pieces is in'the same sectionwith one or more enemy soldiers:

2, In game apparatus of the characterdescribed, agame board having" a territorial hornati'ng areas oractivities of the "enemy countries, respectively; game. pieces corresponding to soldi'ers of each of said countries subject to capture by soldiers i'ngreaterfor'ceof the enemy when the soldiers ofth'e'two' countries are inv thesame sectionof either "country; game pieces bearing on their faces abstract forceswhich are capable of rendering? enemy soldiers powerless or of reduced ower whenxoneof said last mentioned game pieces. is in: the 's'ame" section with one for more enemyv soldi l$,,.and' separate chance members for each country, respectively, having in-dicia the same section in which the total number of soldiersof the Dictatorship countries in said sec tion is less than five, the soldiers of the'allied Democracies insaid section capture the Dictatorships soldiers which are inthe same section. Game board 40' also has a section VIII which may represent a neutral or non-belligerant country which cannot be invaded by either of the warring countries. Section VIII, however, may be omitted or can be used otherwise than as thereon oi saidabstract, forces and operable during the'pl'aying of the game'for indicating which of said game pieces of the corresponding" countr i'esi, respectively, are movable against the enonly country during the"pro'gress of the game.

Infgainevapparatus of the character. descrlhed ame' hoard" l'iaving. a. territbri'al border line on its, up er. surface and surface sections at op'positej sides" of; said border." line. designating areas or" activities" of enemy countries, respectively, game pieces corresponding to soldiers of eachof said countries subject to :capture by-soldiers in greater forceof theenemy when the soldiers of the two countries are in the samesection of eithercountry, and game pieces having indicia thereon corresponding to opposingprine ciples of Democracy and Dictatorship, respectively, which are capable of rendering enemy soldiers powerless or of reduced power when one .of said last mentioned game pieces is in the same section .withone or more enemy soldiers, 4. In game apparatus of the character described, a game board-having a territorial border line on-its upper surface and surface sections at opposite sides of said border line designating areas or activities of enemy countries, respec members for each country having indicia thereon of said principles for indicating which of said game pieces of the corresponding countries, re-

spectively, are movable against the enemy country during the progress of the game.

5. In game apparatus of the. character described, a game board having a territorial border line on its upper surface and surface sections at opposite sides of said border line designating areas or activities ,of enemycountries, respectively, game pieces corresponding to soldiers of each of said countries subject to capture b-y'soldiers in greater force of the enemy when the soldiers of the two countries are inthe same section of either country, gamepieces having indicia thereon corresponding to subversive activities and imprisonment therefor, respectively, and separate chance members for each country having indicia thereon for indicating which of said game pieces of the corresponding countries, re-

spectively, are movable against the enemy country during the progress of the game.

6. In game apparatus of the character described, a game board having a territorial border line on its upper surface and surface sections at opposite sides of said border line designating areas or activities of enemy countries, respectively, game pieces corresponding to soldiers of each of said countries subject to capture by sc-ldiers in greater force of the enemy when the soldiers of the two countries are in the same section of either country, game pieces having'indicia thereon corresponding to censorship, and .freedom of speech, respectively, and separate chance members for each country having indicia thereon for indicating which of said game pieces of the corresponding, countries, respectively, are

movable against the enemy country during the ing to soldiers of each of said countries subject to capture by soldiers in greater force of the enemy when the soldiers of the two countries are in the samesection of either country, game pieces correspondingto abstract forces which are capableof rendering enemy soldiers powerless or of reduced power when one of said last mentioned game pieces is in the same section with one or more enemy soldiers, and separate chance members for each country, respectively, indicating which of said game pieces of the corresponding countries, respectively, are movable during the progress of the game,- said chance members of each player comprising dice having the faces thereof marked with legends denoting said game pieces, respectively.

8. In game apparatus of the character described, for use with a game board having a territorial border line on its upper surface and surface sections at opposite'sides of said border line designating areas or activities of enemy countries, respectively, game pieces corresponding to soldiers of each of said countries subject to capture by soldiers in greater force of, the enemy when the soldiers of the two countries are in the same section of either country, ame pieces .correspondingto abstract forces which are capable of rendering enemy soldiers powerless or of reduced power when one of said last mentioned game pieces is in the same section with one or more enemy soldiers, and separate chance members for each country, respectively, indicating which of said game pieces of the corresponding countries, respectively, are movable during the progress of the game, said chance members of each player comprising dice each having a plurality of its faces marked with a legend denoting a soldier game piece and at least one of said game pieces-of each player carrying legends denoting said other game pieces of said player. 9. In game apparatus of the character described, a plurality of sets of opposing game pieces 'to be utilized by opposing players, respectively,

operable by the manipulation thereof during the playing of the game to determine whether any and if so which of said forces can be utilized by the player of the corresponding set of game pieces.

10. In'game apparatus 'of the character described, a plurality of sets of opposing game pieces .-to be utilized by opposing players, respectively, in

playing, the game, each of said sets including pieces corresponding to strictly military forces :and including also other pieces having indicia thereon of abstract forces, the abstract forces denoted by the indicia of said last mentioned game pieces of. one of said sets being opposed to the abstract forces denoted by the indicia of said last mentioned game pieces of another of said sets, and at least one die included in each of said sets of game'pieces having on different faces, respectively, thereof indicia of said military and abstract forces, the abstract force denoted on the die of one of said sets being opposed to the abstract force denoted on the die of another of said sets. i

F. DOUGLAS WILLIAMS. 

